3 The ant and the dove

Chapter 3 The ant and the dove On his way home, an ant saw a sparkling fountain. He crawled onto its wall to take a closer look.

The next thing he knew, he had slipped into the water. He gurgled and panicked and waved his legs in the air. Help! I can't swim.

Luckily, just at that moment, a friendly dove flew by. She saw that the tiny ant was drowning and quickly flew to a nearby tree.

She pulled off a leaf and let it glide down to the ant. "Here you are," she cooed, and flew away.

The ant struggled onto the leaf. He breathed a sigh of relief as he floated to safety. Whew!

The following day, he saw his rescuer in a field. The dove was out looking for worms... and she wasn't alone. The ant knew the dove was in trouble, but what could he do?